Life Enrichment Assistant (Memory Care & Assisted Living)

About the Role:

At The Dunfield Retirement Residence, we are a luxurious community in the Heart of Toronto committed to our residents’ care, happiness, and well-being. 

We're seeking a passionate and innovative Life Enrichment Assistant to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be offering residents a wide range of daily activities that reflects our vision to improve and maintain our residents' quality of life. If you're a creative, empathetic individual with a knack for inspiring others, we invite you to apply. 

What You'll Do:

As a key team member of our team at The Dunfield, you will be responsible for:

• Inspiring and motivating residents to participate in programs and excursions.
• Planning and providing personalized 1:1 & Group programs for Memory Care residents based on their individual interests, abilities, needs, and life history to promote engagement, comfort, and quality of life.
• Maintaining and regularly refresh residents’ memory boxes and the Sensory Room, rotating materials and activities to provide meaningful, accessible opportunities for independent engagement and stimulation throughout the day, including outside of scheduled programming.
• Developing and delivering programming for Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care residents
• Assisting with escorting residents to and from activities both on and off site.
• Participating and assisting with staff monthly resident meeting, prepping and planning excursion ideas. 
• Creating a monthly calendar of events on a tight timeline.
• Maintaining a clean and organized activities environment and supply room.
• Documenting daily attendance, progress notes and departmental observations.
• Assisting with research, plan, and prepare upcoming excursion ideas and opportunities that reflect residents’ interests, abilities, and needs. Participate in resident information sessions to present excursion options, gather feedback and suggestions, and incorporate resident preferences into future outing plans.
  

Who You Are:

You are an enthusiastic and creative individual with a genuine passion for enhancing the lives of older adults. To succeed in this role, you'll bring: 

• Diploma in Activation / Recreation Therapy and fitness background an asset.
• 1-2 years experience working with older adults an asset.
• Possess a natural ability to teach or lead a group.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to deliver under tight deadlines.
• Flexible attitude that’s comfortable with changing priorities.
• Proficiency in computer applications, especially Canva, Excell, Word & PowerPoint.
• Must be able to work well under pressure to deliver on all resident expectations.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills to deal with a wide variety of personalities.
• Must be self motivated, innovative, creative, enthusiastic & energetic.
• Professional manner, outgoing personality, and ability to work independently.
  

The Dunfield is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviour, based on what employees say. Great Place to Work® Certification™ is recognized worldwide and is the global benchmark for identifying and distinguishing outstanding employee experience. As a member of our team, you can expect to be part of an organization that is committed to creating a workplace where you can be both focused and fulfilled. We are a company that empowers our team members to make a difference through our core values: customer obsession, innovation, operational excellence, and a commitment to long-term thinking. 

Ai Disclosure Statement:

The Dunfield may use AI-based tools to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. These tools may help us identify candidates whose skills and experience align with our objectives by analyzing information provided in resumes and applications. Our use of AI does not replace people decision-making.

Compensation Package: $23 CAD per hour + discretionary bonus eligibility 

We are proud to be an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all our locations and in our hiring practices. We believe in hiring the best talent whose skills and abilities contribute to the success of the organization and who reflect the communities in which we live and work. We welcome applications from a wide range of qualified candidates, including people with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation throughout the application process, please inform us and we will work with you to ensure your needs are accommodated.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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